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to react

to react

776 2.8
Act or feel because of something that happens
  • verb
  • /riˈækt/
translation icon : reaccionar (a/ante)
  • That means that our nervous system begins to react and say don't relax.
  • react to change
  • people react
  • react differently

How did your parents react to it all?

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Examples

  • How did your parents react to it all?

  • Research continues to uncover new facts about humans and how they react to illnesses and treatments.

    Academic text (2011)
  • How did your, I mean, how did your mom react when you told her?

  • How are you going to react to me having done it?

  • But boy did they react to what he had to say.

  • How can I not react in that way to that?

  • How did your peers and family members react to your successes?

  • Accept how you feel, but don't react to how you feel.

  • We are deeply and sincerely apologetic for the way our dear daughter has reacted to this situation.

  • How did your parents react to the news of your promotion?

Synonyms

to respond
vsto react
1.0

To say or do something as an answer to what someone says

shows a behaviour or action because of that event rather than answering

Antonyms

1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

119 3.9

Ignore something or someone on purpose

How Intense

to overreact
229 3.8
to react
776 2.8
nonreaction
1 6.6

Surface Forms

react infinitive
reacted past
reacted past participle
reacting present participle
reacts third person singular

Morphology

react = act (semi-transparent) = re + act

The relation to 'act' is real, but the common meaning 'respond' is not fully predictable for learners from the usual elementary sense of 're-' as 'again'.

Etymology

The word react comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and act meaning 'do', the same root you see in action. So to react is to 'do' something in answer to what happens, in other words to respond.